Method, device and storage medium for obtaining cleaning path of cleaning device

ABSTRACT

A method, a device and a storage medium for obtaining a cleaning path of a cleaning device are disclosed. The method can solve a problem that a mobile terminal cannot provide a path for the cleaning device to clean a room, by displaying an image of a working area of the cleaning device, the image of the working area including a plurality of images of sub-working areas; receiving a sequence setting operation acting on the images of the sub-working areas; obtaining a cleaning sequence indicated by the sequence setting operation; and displaying the cleaning path corresponding to the cleaning sequence so as to control the cleaning device. Since the cleaning sequence desired by the user can be obtained, and the cleaning path can be generated according to the cleaning sequence, the effect of providing the user with the cleaning device to clean the room can be achieved.

CROSS-REFERENCE TO RELATED APPLICATIONS

This patent application claims priority of a Chinese Patent ApplicationNo. 202010391793.X, filed on May 11, 2020, and a Chinese PatentApplication No. 202010391796.3, filed on May 11, 2020, the entirecontent of which is incorporated herein by reference.

TECHNICAL FIELD

The present disclosure relates to a method, a device and a storagemedium for obtaining a cleaning path of a cleaning device, which belongsto a technical field of computers.

BACKGROUND

Cleaning devices (such as sweeping robots, etc.) are mainly used toclean the ground, and are usually used in indoor scene cleaningenvironments. The cleaning device includes a cleaning module and adriving module. Under the work of the driving module, the cleaningdevice moves and cleans the ground.

In the prior art, it is possible for a user to set a specific cleaningplan for a room to be cleaned through a mobile terminal. For example,the user selects the room to be cleaned through the mobile terminal.However, the mobile terminal cannot provide a path for the cleaningdevice to clean the room.

SUMMARY

The present disclosure provides a method, a device and a storage mediumfor obtaining a cleaning path of a cleaning device, which can solve theproblem that a mobile terminal cannot provide a path for a cleaningdevice to clean a room. The present disclosure provides the followingtechnical solutions.

In a first aspect, a method for obtaining a cleaning path of a cleaningdevice is provided, and the method includes:

displaying an image of a working area of the cleaning device, the imageof the working area including a plurality of images of sub-workingareas;

receiving a sequence setting operation acting on the images of thesub-working areas;

obtaining a cleaning sequence indicated by the sequence settingoperation; and

displaying the cleaning path corresponding to the cleaning sequence soas to control the cleaning device to clean in the working area accordingto the cleaning path.

Optionally, receiving the sequence setting operation acting on theimages of the sub-working areas, includes:

receiving a cleaning trajectory drawing operation acting on the image ofthe working area; and

displaying a cleaning trajectory indicated by the cleaning trajectorydrawing operation is displayed on the image of the working area; wherein

obtaining the cleaning sequence indicated by the sequence settingoperation, includes:

determining a sequence of the cleaning trajectory passing through theimage of each sub-working area as the cleaning sequence of the cleaningdevice.

Optionally, receiving the sequence setting operation acting on theimages of the sub-working areas, includes:

receiving a selection operation acting on the plurality of imaged of thesub-working areas;

displaying area information of target sub-working areas indicated by theselection operation; and

receiving the setting operation of each area information; and wherein

obtaining the cleaning sequence indicated by the sequence settingoperation, includes:

obtaining the cleaning sequence of target sub-working areascorresponding to the each area information indicated by the settingoperation.

Optionally, receiving the setting operation of each area information,includes:

for each area information, displaying a corresponding sequence selectionwindow based on a display position of the area information; the sequenceselection window being used to display a selectable cleaning sequence ofthe target sub-working areas corresponding to the area information; and

receiving a sequence selection operation acting on the sequenceselection window.

Optionally, receiving the setting operation of each area information,includes:

for each area information, displaying a corresponding sequenceadjustment control based on the display position of the areainformation; and

receiving a trigger operation acting on the sequence adjustment control,the sequence adjustment control being used to determine the cleaningsequence of corresponding target sub-working areas based on the numberof executions of the trigger operation.

Optionally, receiving the setting operation of each area information,includes:

receiving a drag operation acting on each area information; and whereinafter the drag operation is completed, a sequence of the areainformation is the cleaning sequence of the cleaning device.

Optionally, receiving the sequence setting operation acting on theimages of the sub-working areas, includes:

displaying the cleaning sequence of the images of the sub-working areaswhich have been sequenced; and

receiving a sequence adjustment operation of the cleaning sequence, anddisplaying the cleaning sequence after being adjusted; and/or, receivinga deletion operation for the cleaning sequence of the images of thesub-working areas in the set sequence.

In a second aspect, a device for obtaining a cleaning path of a cleaningdevice is provided, and the device includes:

an image display module, the image display module being used to displayan image of a working area of the cleaning device, the image of theworking area including a plurality of images of sub-working areas;

an operation receiving module, the operation receiving module being usedto receive a sequence setting operation acting on the images of thesub-working areas;

a sequence obtaining module, the sequence obtaining module being used toobtain a cleaning sequence indicated by the sequence setting operation;and

a trajectory display module, the trajectory display module being used todisplay the cleaning path corresponding to the cleaning sequence, so asto control the cleaning device to clean in the working area according tothe cleaning path.

In a third aspect, a device for obtaining a cleaning path of a cleaningdevice is provided, wherein the device includes a processor and a memoryin which a program is stored; and wherein the program is loaded andexecuted by the processor to implement a method for obtaining thecleaning path of the cleaning device according to the first aspect.

In a fourth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided,wherein a program is stored in the storage medium; and wherein when theprogram is executed by a processor, the program is used to implement amethod for obtaining the cleaning path of the cleaning device accordingto the first aspect.

The beneficial effects of the present disclosure are: by displaying animage of a working area of the cleaning device, the image of the workingarea including a plurality of images of sub-working areas; receiving asequence setting operation acting on the images of the sub-workingareas; obtaining a cleaning sequence indicated by the sequence settingoperation; and displaying the cleaning path corresponding to thecleaning sequence so as to control the cleaning device to clean in theworking area according to the cleaning path; the present disclose cansolve the problem that the mobile terminal cannot provide a path for thecleaning device to clean the room. Since the cleaning sequence desiredby the user can be obtained, and the cleaning path can be generatedaccording to the cleaning sequence, the effect of providing the userwith a cleaning device to clean the room can be achieved.

In addition, since the cleaning sequence can be customized and adjustedby the user, the correspondingly generated cleaning path can also becustomized, thereby improving the flexibility of generating the cleaningpath.

In a fifth aspect, a method for obtaining a cleaning path of a cleaningdevice is provided, and the method includes:

-   -   displaying an image of a working area of the cleaning device,        the image of the working area including a plurality of images of        sub-working areas;    -   receiving an area selection operation acting on the images of        the sub-working areas;    -   displaying n types of recommended cleaning sequences, each        recommended cleaning sequence being a cleaning sequence of        target sub-working areas indicated by the area selection        operation, a value of n being a positive integer;    -   receiving a sequence selection operation acting on a target        cleaning sequence among the n types of recommended cleaning        sequences; and    -   displaying the cleaning path corresponding to the target        cleaning sequence so as to control the cleaning device to clean        in the working area according to the cleaning path.

Optionally, before displaying the n types of recommended cleaningsequences, the method further includes:

-   -   generating n types of recommended cleaning sequences for the        target sub-working areas based on a preset sequence generation        strategy.

Optionally, generating the n types of recommended cleaning sequences forthe target sub-working areas based on the preset sequence generationstrategy, includes:

-   -   determining cleaning time of the target sub-working areas under        different cleaning sequences; and    -   determining a cleaning sequences with shortest cleaning time in        each cleaning sequence as the recommended cleaning sequence, a        value of α being a positive integer, and α≤n.

Optionally, generating the n types of recommended cleaning sequences forthe target sub-working areas based on the preset sequence generationstrategy, includes:

-   -   determining cleaning paths of the target sub-working areas under        different cleaning sequences; and    -   determining b cleaning sequences with shortest cleaning path in        each cleaning sequence as the recommended cleaning sequence, a        value of b being a positive integer, and b≤n.

Optionally, generating n types of recommended cleaning sequences for thetarget sub-working areas based on a preset sequence generation strategy,includes:

-   -   determining historical cleaning sequences and historical        cleaning times of the target sub-working areas; and    -   generating the recommended cleaning sequence based on the        historical cleaning sequences and the historical cleaning times.

Optionally, generating the recommended cleaning sequence based on thehistorical cleaning sequences and the historical cleaning times,includes:

-   -   obtaining frontmost cleaning sequences in the historical        cleaning sequences of target sub-working areas;    -   sorting the target sub-working areas from front to back        according to the frontmost cleaning sequences;    -   for the target sub-working areas with the same sort sequence,        sorting them according to sequence of historical cleaning times        from most to least; and    -   determining an obtained sort sequence as the recommended        cleaning sequence.

Optionally, before displaying the cleaning path corresponding to thetarget cleaning sequence, the method further includes:

-   -   generating a cleaning path corresponding to the target cleaning        sequence based on a path generation strategy; and    -   wherein the path generation strategy is a strategy with the        shortest path, a strategy with the shortest time-consuming, or a        strategy randomly generated.

In a sixth aspect, a device for obtaining a cleaning path of a cleaningdevice is provided, and the device includes:

-   -   a display module, the display module being used to display an        image of a working area of the cleaning device, the image of the        working area including a plurality of images of sub-working        areas; and    -   a human-computer interaction module, the human-computer        interaction module being used to receive an area selection        operation acting on the images of the sub-working areas;    -   wherein the display module is also used to display n types of        recommended cleaning sequences, each recommended cleaning        sequence is a cleaning sequence of target sub-working areas        indicated by the area selection operation, and a value of n is a        positive integer;    -   wherein the human-computer interaction module is further used to        receive a sequence selection operation acting on a target        cleaning sequence among the n types of recommended cleaning        sequences; and    -   wherein the display module is also used to display the cleaning        path corresponding to the target cleaning sequence, so as to        control the cleaning device to clean in the working area        according to the cleaning path.

In a seventh aspect, a device for obtaining a cleaning path of acleaning device is provided, wherein the device includes a processor anda memory in which a program is stored; and wherein the program is loadedand executed by the processor to implement a method for obtaining thecleaning path of the cleaning device according to the first aspect.

In an eighth aspect, a computer-readable storage medium is provided,wherein a program is stored in the storage medium; and wherein when theprogram is executed by a processor, the program is used to implement amethod for obtaining the cleaning path of the cleaning device accordingto the first aspect.

The beneficial effects of the present disclosure are: by displaying animage of a working area of the cleaning device, the image of the workingarea including a plurality of images of sub-working areas; receiving anarea selection operation acting on the images of the sub-working areas;displaying n types of recommended cleaning sequences, each recommendedcleaning sequence being a cleaning sequence of target sub-working areasindicated by the area selection operation, a value of n being a positiveinteger; receiving a sequence selection operation acting on a targetcleaning sequence among the n types of recommended cleaning sequences;and displaying the cleaning path corresponding to the target cleaningsequence so as to control the cleaning device to clean in the workingarea according to the cleaning path; the present disclosure can solvethe problem that the mobile terminal cannot provide a sequential pathfor the cleaning device to clean the room. Since the cleaning sequencecan be recommended to the user, and the cleaning path can be generatedaccording to the cleaning sequence selected by the user, the presentdisclosure can achieve the effect of providing the user with a cleaningdevice to clean the room.

The above description is only an overview of the technical solutions ofthe present disclosure. In order to understand the technical means ofthe present disclosure more clearly, and can be implemented inaccordance with the content of the specification, preferred embodimentsof the present disclosure are described in detail below in conjunctionwith the accompanying drawings.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF DRAWINGS

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method for obtaining a cleaning path of acleaning device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 2 is a schematic diagram of a cleaning sequence obtaining processof a cleaning device provided by an embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 3 is a schematic diagram of a cleaning sequence obtaining processof a cleaning device provided by another embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 4 is a schematic diagram of a cleaning sequence obtaining processof a cleaning device provided by another embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 5 is a schematic diagram of a cleaning sequence obtaining processof a cleaning device provided by another embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 6 is a schematic diagram of a cleaning sequence obtaining processof a cleaning device provided by another embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 7 is a schematic diagram of a cleaning sequence obtaining processof a cleaning device provided by another embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a cleaning path obtaining device of acleaning device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 9 is a flowchart of a method for obtaining a cleaning path of acleaning device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 10 is a schematic diagram of a process of displaying n types ofrecommended cleaning sequences provided by an embodiment of the presentdisclosure;

FIG. 11 is a schematic diagram of a process of selecting a targetcleaning sequence provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure;

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a device for obtaining a cleaning path ofa cleaning device according to an embodiment of the present disclosure;and

FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a device of obtaining a cleaning path of acleaning device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION

The specific embodiments of the present disclosure will be described infurther detail below in conjunction with the accompanying drawings andimplementations. The following embodiments are used to illustrate thepresent disclosure, but are not used to limit the scope of the presentdisclosure.

Optionally, the present disclosure takes an electronic device as anexecution subject of each embodiment as an example for description. Theelectronic device controls the cleaning device. The cleaning device maybe a device with an automatic cleaning function such as a sweepingrobot. The electronic device can be a mobile phone, a tablet computer, awearable device, a computer, a notebook computer, or the like. Thepresent disclosure does not limit the types of electronic devices andcleaning devices.

FIG. 1 is a flowchart of a method of obtaining a cleaning path of acleaning device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. Themethod includes at least the following steps.

Step 101: displaying an image of a working area of the cleaning device.The image of the working area includes a plurality of imaged ofsub-working areas.

The image of the working area refers to an image of a working area thatthe cleaning device controlled by the electronic device needs to clean.The image of the working area is pre-stored in the electronic device. Inother embodiments, the working area image may also be referred to as aworking map, a room map etc. This embodiment does not limit the name ofthe image of the working area.

In the present disclosure, the image of the working area includes aplurality of images of sub-working areas. Each image of sub-working areais an image corresponding to a part of the working area. For example, ifthe image of the working area is a room, the images of the sub-workingareas may include images of a first bedroom, a second bedroom, a diningroom, a balcony, etc., in the room.

The sub-working areas in the working area may be divided by the user; orautomatically generated by the electronic device. This embodiment doesnot limit the way of dividing the sub-working areas.

In addition, the image of the working area can be a two-dimensionalimage (for example: a top view of a room) or a three-dimensional image.This embodiment does not limit the presentation form of the image of theworking area.

Optionally, the electronic device displays a partition display controlof the image of the working area on the display interface. When atrigger operation acting on the partition display control is received,the image of the sub-working areas is partitioned and displayed in theimage of the working area.

Step 102, displaying an image of a working area of the cleaning device,the image of the working area comprising a plurality of images ofsub-working areas; and receiving a sequence setting operation acting onthe images of the sub-working areas;

Optionally, in this embodiment, the solutions for obtaining the cleaningsequence by the electronic device include but are not limited to thefollowing:

A first type: receiving the cleaning trajectory drawing operation actingon the image of the working area; and displaying the cleaning trajectoryindicated by the cleaning trajectory drawing operation on the image ofthe working area. At this time, the sequence setting operation includesthe cleaning trajectory drawing operation.

Correspondingly, obtaining the cleaning sequence indicated by thesequence setting operation, includes: determining the sequence of theimages of the cleaning trajectory passing through each sub-working areaas the cleaning sequence of the cleaning device.

For example, referring to FIG. 2 , taking the image of the working areaas a room image 21 as an example, the user manually clicks the partitioncontrol 22 on the room image 21. Correspondingly, the electronic devicereceives a trigger operation acting on the partition control 22. In theroom image 21, the images 23, 24, 25, 26 of each sub-working area aredisplayed in sections. The electronic device receives the cleaningtrajectory drawing operation performed by the user on the image of eachsub-working area so as to obtain the cleaning trajectory. The sequencein which the cleaning trajectory (indicated by the dashed arrow) passesthrough the image of each sub-working area is the cleaning sequence. Atthe same time, the electronic device marks the corresponding cleaningsequence on the image of each sub-working area.

Optionally, when the electronic device allows the user to operate theimages of the sub-working areas, the images of the sub-working areas aredisplayed in a preset display mode to prompt the user that the images ofthe corresponding sub-working areas support operation, for example: theimages of the sub-working areas shown in the shaded part in FIG. 2 .Optionally, the preset display mode includes, but is not limited to:display in a specific color and/or a specific pattern, which is notlimited in this embodiment.

A second type: receiving a selection operation acting on the images ofthe plurality of sub-working areas; displaying area information of thetarget sub-working area indicated by the selection operation; receivingsetting operations for each area information. At this time, the sequencesetting operation includes a selection operation and a settingoperation.

Correspondingly, obtaining the cleaning sequence indicated by thesequence setting operation, includes: obtaining the cleaning sequence ofthe target sub-working area corresponding to each area informationindicated by the setting operation.

In the second obtaining solution of the cleaning sequence, the userfirstly selects the image of the target sub-working area that needs tobe cleaned from the images of the plurality of sub-working areas. Then,the cleaning sequence of the target sub-working area corresponding tothe image of the target sub-working area is set.

Optionally, the selection operation acting on the images of theplurality of sub-working areas, includes but not limited to: asingle-click operation, a double-click operation, a long-pressoperation, etc., which is not limited in the present embodiment.

In the second obtaining solution of the cleaning sequence, the settingoperation of each area information is received, including but notlimited to the following scenarios:

A first scenario: for each area information, a corresponding sequenceselection window is displayed based on the display position of the areainformation, and the sequence selection window is used to display theselectable cleaning sequence of the target sub-working areacorresponding to the area information; and the sequence selectionoperation acting on the sequence selection window is received. At thistime, the setting operation includes a sequence selection operation.

Correspondingly, the cleaning sequence of each target sub-working areaobtained by the electronic device is selected by the user in thesequence selection window.

Optionally, the sequence selection window is represented by a drop-downbox.

Referring to FIG. 3 , take the image of the working area as a room image31 as an example. In the room image 31, the images 32, 33, 34, 35 of therespective sub-working areas are displayed in sections. The electronicdevice receives the user's selection operation on the images 32, 33, 34of the sub-working areas so as to obtain the target sub-working area.The electronic device displays the image of the target sub-working areain a preset display mode, and displays the area information of thetarget sub-working area. A drop-down box is displayed in the displayarea of each area information. The electronic device receives thesequence selection operation on the drop-down box 36 corresponding tothe area information of the image 32 of the target sub-working area, anddetermines that the cleaning sequence of the image 32 of the targetsub-working area is 2.

A second scenario: for each area information, displaying thecorresponding sequence adjustment control based on the display positionof the area information; and receiving the trigger operation acting onthe sequence adjustment control. The sequence adjustment control is usedto determine the cleaning sequence of the corresponding targetsub-working area based on the execution times of the trigger operation.At this time, the setting operation includes a trigger operation actingon the sequence adjustment control.

Correspondingly, the cleaning sequence of each target sub-working areaobtained by the electronic device is obtained after the user triggersthe sequence adjustment control.

Optionally, the sequence adjustment control includes: sequence upcontrol and sequence down control. When the trigger operation on thesequence up control is received, the cleaning sequence of thecorresponding target sub-working area is up-regulated. The increasedvalue is positively correlated with the number of executions of thetrigger operation. When the trigger operation on the sequence downcontrol is received, the cleaning sequence of the corresponding targetsub-working area is down-regulated. The decreased value is positivelycorrelated with the number of executions of the trigger operation.

Referring to FIG. 4 , take the image of the working area as a room image41 as an example. In the room image 41, the images 42, 43, 44, 45 ofeach sub-working area are displayed in sections. The electronic devicereceives the user's selection operation on the images 42, 43, 44 of thesub-working areas so as to obtain the target sub-working area. Theelectronic device displays the image of the target sub-working area in apreset display mode, and displays the area information of the targetsub-working area. In the display area of each area information, thereare displayed a sequence up control and a sequence down control. Theelectronic device receives a trigger operation on the sequence downcontrol 46 corresponding to the area information of the image 42 actingon the target sub-working area, and determines that the cleaningsequence of the image 42 of the target sub-working area is 2.

A third scenario: receiving the drag operation acting on the informationof each area. After the drag operation is over, the sequence of theinformation of each area is the cleaning sequence of the cleaningdevice. At this time, the setting operation includes a drag operation.

Correspondingly, the cleaning sequence of each target sub-working areaobtained by the electronic device is obtained after the user drags thearea information.

Referring to FIG. 5 , take the image of the working area as a room image51 as an example. In the room image 51, the images 52, 53, 54, 55 of theeach sub-working area are displayed in sections. The electronic devicereceives the user's selection operation on the images 52, 53, 54 of thesub-working area to obtain the target sub-working area. The electronicdevice displays the image of the target sub-working area in a presetdisplay mode, and displays the area information of the targetsub-working area. The electronic device receives the drag operationacting on the area information of the image 52 of the target sub-workingarea. The drag operation drags the area information to the secondposition of each area information, and it is determined that thecleaning sequence of the image 52 of the target sub-working area is 2.

Optionally, the user can also adjust the cleaning sequence of the imagesof the sub-working areas whose sequence has been set. At this time,after receiving the cleaning trajectory drawing operation or the settingoperation, the electronic device will also display the cleaning sequenceof the images of the sub-working areas whose sequence has been set. Thesequence adjustment operation for the cleaning sequence is received, andthe adjusted cleaning sequence is displayed.

Receiving the sequence adjustment operation for the cleaning sequence,includes: for the area information of the image of each sub-working areathat has set the sequence, displaying the corresponding top controland/or bottom control based on the display position of the areainformation; and receiving the trigger operation acting on the topcontrol and/or the bottom control. At this time, the setting operationincludes a trigger operation acting on the top control and/or the bottomcontrol.

Referring to FIG. 6 , take the image of the working area as a room image61 as an example. In the room image 61, images 62, 63, 64, 65 of eachsub-working area are displayed in sections. The electronic devicereceives the user's selection operation on the images 62, 63, 64 of thesub-working area so as to obtain the target sub-working area. Theelectronic device displays the image of the target sub-working area in apreset display mode, and displays the area information of the targetsub-working area. After the electronic device receives the settingoperation of the area information, if it receives the trigger operationon the top control 66 corresponding to the area information of the image62 of the target sub-working area, it determines that the cleaningsequence of the image 62 of the target sub-working area is 1.

Optionally, after receiving the cleaning trajectory drawing operation orthe setting operation, the electronic device may also display thecleaning sequence of the images of the sub-working areas whose sequencehas been set. And, the deletion operation of the cleaning sequence ofthe image of the sub-working area for which the sequence has been set isreceived.

After the cleaning sequence of the images of the sub-working areas withthe set sequence is deleted, the electronic device no longer controlsthe cleaning device to clean the corresponding sub-working areas, or thesub-working area whose cleaning sequence is deleted is the last cleaningby default. Or, do not clean the sub-working areas for which thecleaning sequence is not selected; or, for the sub-working area that hasnot selected the cleaning sequence, the default is the last cleaning.

Referring to FIG. 7 , take the image of the working area as a room image71 as an example. In the room image 71, images 72, 73, 74, 75 of eachsub-working area are displayed in sections. The electronic devicereceives the user's selection operation on the images 72, 73, 74 of thesub-working area to obtain the target sub-working area. The electronicdevice displays the image of the target sub-working area in a presetdisplay mode, and displays the area information of the targetsub-working area. After the electronic device receives the settingoperation of the area information, if it receives a trigger operation(that is, a deletion operation) acting on the image 72 of the targetsub-working area, the cleaning sequence of the image 72 of the targetsub-working area is deleted.

In addition, after receiving the cleaning trajectory drawing operationor the setting operation, the electronic device will also receive theoperation of adding the image of the sub-working area. The addingoperation is the same as the description of obtaining the areainformation of the target sub-working area in the second cleaningsolution, which will not be repeated here in this embodiment.

Optionally, for the image of each sub-working area in the image of theworking area, if the images of the sub-working areas have been selectedby the user, the images of the sub-working areas are in a non-selectablestate. That is, it is not displayed in a preset display mode. If theimages of the sub-working areas are not selected by the user, the imagesof the sub-working areas are in a selectable state. That is, it isdisplayed in a preset display mode.

Step 103: displaying the cleaning path corresponding to the cleaningsequence, so as to control the cleaning device to clean in the workingarea according to the cleaning path.

The cleaning path sequentially passes through the correspondingsub-working areas according to the cleaning sequence. Optionally, thecleaning path is generated by the electronic device based on theshortest path principle or the shortest time principle. This embodimentdoes not limit the generation rule of the cleaning path.

After the electronic device obtains the cleaning path, the cleaning pathis sent to the cleaning device, so that the cleaning device cleans inthe working area according to the cleaning path. At this time, thecleaning device will also work in accordance with the cleaning sequence.

In summary, the method for obtaining the cleaning path of the cleaningdevice provided in this embodiment can solve the problem that the mobileterminal cannot provide a path for the cleaning device to clean theroom, by displaying an image of a working area of the cleaning device,the image of the working area including a plurality of images ofsub-working areas; receiving a sequence setting operation acting on theimages of the sub-working areas; obtaining a cleaning sequence indicatedby the sequence setting operation; and displaying the cleaning pathcorresponding to the cleaning sequence so as to control the cleaningdevice to clean in the working area according to the cleaning path.Since the cleaning sequence desired by the user can be obtained, and thecleaning path can be generated according to the cleaning sequence, theeffect of providing the user with a cleaning device to clean the roomcan be achieved.

In addition, since the cleaning sequence can be customized and adjustedby the user, the correspondingly generated cleaning path can also becustomized, which improves the flexibility of generating the cleaningpath. FIG. 8 is a block diagram of a device for obtaining a cleaningpath of a cleaning device provided by an embodiment of the presentdisclosure. The device includes at least the following modules: an imagedisplay module 810, an operation receiving module 820, a sequenceobtaining module 830, and a trajectory display module 840.

The image display module 810 is used to display an image of a workingarea of the cleaning device. The image of the working area includes aplurality of images of sub-working areas.

The operation receiving module 820 is used to receive a sequence settingoperation acting on the images of the sub-working areas.

The sequence obtaining module 830 is used to obtain a cleaning sequenceindicated by the sequence setting operation.

The trajectory display module 840 is used to display the cleaning pathcorresponding to the cleaning sequence, so as to control the cleaningdevice to clean in the working area according to the cleaning path.

For related details, refer to the above method embodiment.

In another embodiment, a method for obtaining a cleaning path of acleaning device of another cleaning device is provided. FIG. 9 is aflowchart of a method for obtaining a cleaning path of a cleaning deviceprovided by another embodiment of the present disclosure. The methodincludes at least the following steps:

Step 901: displaying an image of a working area of the cleaning device,and the image of the working area includes images of a plurality ofsub-working areas.

The image of the working area refers to an image of a working area thatthe cleaning device controlled by the electronic device needs to clean.The image of the working area is pre-stored in the electronic device. Inother embodiments, the working area image may also be referred to as aworking map, a room map etc. This embodiment does not limit the name ofthe image of the working area.

In the present disclosure, the image of the working area includes aplurality of images of sub-working areas. Each image of sub-working areais an image corresponding to a part of the working area. For example, ifthe image of the working area is a room, the images of the sub-workingareas may include images of a first bedroom, a second bedroom, a diningroom, a balcony, etc., in the room.

The sub-working areas in the working area may be divided by the user; orautomatically generated by the electronic device. This embodiment doesnot limit the way of dividing the sub-working areas.

In addition, the image of the working area can be a two-dimensionalimage (for example: a top view of a room) or a three-dimensional image.This embodiment does not limit the presentation form of the image of theworking area.

Optionally, the electronic device displays a partition display controlof the image of the working area on the display interface. When atrigger operation acting on the partition display control is received,the image of the sub-working areas is partitioned and displayed in theimage of the working area.

Step 902: receiving an area selection operation of the images acting onthe sub-working areas.

Optionally, the area a selection operation acting on the images of theplurality of sub-working areas include but are not limited to:single-click operations, double-click operations, long-press operations,etc. The present embodiment does not limit the manner of the areaselection operations.

Optionally, when the electronic device allows the user to operate theimage of the sub-working area, the images of the sub-working areas aredisplayed in the first display mode to prompt the corresponding imagesof the sub-working areas to be operated. For example, the images of thesub-working areas are shown in the diagonally shaded area in FIG. 10 .Optionally, the first display mode includes but is not limited to:display in a specific color and/or a specific pattern. This embodimentdoes not limit the first display mode. If the electronic device receivesan area selection operation acting on the images of the sub-workingareas, the images of the corresponding sub-working areas are updated tonot allow the user to operate on the images of the sub-working areas. Atthis time, the images of the sub-working areas are not displayed in thefirst display mode.

Referring to FIG. 10 , take the image of the working area as a roomimage 101 as an example. In the room image 101, the images 102, 103,104, 105 of each sub-working area are displayed in sections. Theelectronic device receives the user's area selection operation on theimages 102, 103, 104 of the sub-working areas to obtain the targetsub-working area. The target sub-working area is no longer displayed inthe first display mode.

Step 903, displaying n types of recommended cleaning sequences. Eachrecommended cleaning sequence is the cleaning sequence of the targetsub-working area indicated by the area selection operation. A value of nis a positive integer.

The target sub-working area indicated by the area selection operationrefers to the sub-working area corresponding to the images of thesub-working areas that the area selection operation acts on.

The value of n is determined based on the number of target sub-workingareas. In an example, if the number of target sub-working areas is 1,the value of n is 1. If the number of target sub-working areas is 2, thevalue of n is 2. If the number of target sub-working areas is greaterthan 2, the value of n is a preset value. The preset value is less thanor equal to the maximum number of cleaning sequences of the targetsub-working area, for example, the value of n is 3, 4, 5, and so on. Ofcourse, in other embodiments, the value of n can also be set in otherways, which will not be listed in this embodiment one by one.

Before displaying the n types of recommended cleaning sequences, theelectronic device needs to generate n types of recommended cleaningsequences for the target sub-working area based on a preset sequencegeneration strategy.

Optionally, the electronic device generating n types of recommendedcleaning sequences, includes but not limited to at least one of thefollowing methods:

A first type: determining cleaning time of the target sub-working areasunder different cleaning sequences; and determining a cleaning sequenceswith shortest cleaning time in each cleaning sequence as the recommendedcleaning sequence, a value of a being a positive integer, and a≤n.

For example, if the target sub-working areas are the sub-working area Acorresponding to the image 102 of the sub-working area in FIG. 10 , thesub-working area B corresponding to the image 103 of the sub-workingarea, and the sub-working area C corresponding to the image 104 of thesub-working area, then cleaning sequences of the target sub-workingareas include six types:

sub-working area A->sub-working area B->sub-working area C;

sub-working area A->sub-working area C->sub-working area B;

sub-working area B->sub-working area C->sub-working area A;

sub-working area B->sub-working area A->sub-working area C;

sub-working area C->sub-working area B->sub-working area A;

sub-working area C->sub-working area A->sub-working area B.

The electronic device stores movement parameters such as the movementspeed and turning speed of the cleaning device; generates the cleaningpath corresponding to each cleaning sequence; combines the movementparameters and the cleaning path to calculate the cleaning timecorresponding to each cleaning sequence, and the cleaning time is sortedfrom shortest to longest; and determines the cleaning sequence ranked inthe top a as the recommended cleaning sequence.

A second type: determining cleaning time of the target sub-working areasunder different cleaning sequences; and determining b cleaning sequenceswith shortest cleaning path in each cleaning sequence as the recommendedcleaning sequence, a value of b being a positive integer, and b n.

For example, if the target sub-working areas are the sub-working area Acorresponding to the image 102 of the sub-working area in FIG. 10 , thesub-working area B corresponding to the image 103 of the sub-workingarea, and the sub-working area C corresponding to the image 104 of thesub-working area, then cleaning sequences of the target sub-workingareas include six types:

sub-working area A->sub-working area B->sub-working area C;

sub-working area A->sub-working area C->sub-working area B;

sub-working area B->sub-working area C->sub-working area A;

sub-working area B->sub-working area A->sub-working area C;

sub-working area C->sub-working area B->sub-working area A;

sub-working area C->sub-working area A->sub-working area B.

The electronic device generates a cleaning path corresponding to eachcleaning sequence based on the shortest path principle; sorts thecleaning paths from shortest to longest; and determines the cleaningsequence with the top b rank as the recommended cleaning sequence.

A third type: determining historical cleaning sequences and historicalcleaning times of the target sub-working areas; and generating therecommended cleaning sequence based on the historical cleaning sequencesand the historical cleaning times.

In one example, it includes obtaining frontmost cleaning sequences inthe historical cleaning sequences of target sub-working areas; sortingthe target sub-working areas from front to back according to thefrontmost cleaning sequences; for the target sub-working areas with thesame sort sequence, sorting them according to sequence of historicalcleaning times from most to least; and determining an obtained sortsequence as the recommended cleaning sequence.

For example, if the target sub-working areas are the sub-working area Acorresponding to the image 102 of the sub-working area in FIG. 10 , thesub-working area B corresponding to the image 103 of the sub-workingarea, and the sub-working area C corresponding to the image 104 of thesub-working area, refer to Table 1 for the historical cleaning sequencesand historical cleaning times of each target sub-working area. Accordingto Table 1, the frontmost cleaning sequence of sub-working area A andsub-working area C is 1, and the frontmost cleaning sequence ofsub-working area B is 2, at this time the sorting result is (A, C)->B.After that, the sub-working area A and the sub-working area C are sortedagain according to the historical cleaning times. The historicalcleaning times of the sub-working area A are greater than the historicalcleaning times of the sub-working area C, and the sorting result isA->C->B. At this time, the recommended cleaning sequence includesA->C->B.

TABLE 1 historical cleaning historical cleaning target sub-working areasequence(s) time(s) sub-working area A 1 2 2 2 sub-working area B 2 3sub-working area C 1 1 2 2 3 1

Of course, the electronic device may also generate a recommendedcleaning sequence based on the historical cleaning sequences and thehistorical cleaning times in other ways. For example: obtaining anaverage sequence value of the historical cleaning sequences of thetarget sub-working area; and sorting the average sequence value fromfront to back to obtain the recommended cleaning sequence.

In addition, the electronic device may also generate the recommendedcleaning sequence by randomly selecting the cleaning sequence, etc. Thepresent embodiment does not limit the manner in which the electronicdevice generates the recommended cleaning sequence.

With reference to FIG. 10 , the description is given by taking n=3 as anexample. After the electronic device receives the area selectionoperations on the images 102, 103, and 104 acting on the sub-workingareas, it displays three recommended cleaning sequences 26.

Step 904: receiving a sequence selection operation acting on the targetcleaning sequence among the n types of recommended cleaning sequences.

Optionally, when the electronic device allows the user to operate therecommended cleaning sequence, the recommended cleaning sequence isdisplayed in the second display mode to prompt that the correspondingrecommended cleaning sequence supports being operated. For example: theimages of the sub-working areas are shown in the shaded part of thevertical line in FIG. 2 . Optionally, the second display mode is thesame as or different from the first display mode. The second displaymode includes but is not limited to: displaying in a specific colorand/or a specific pattern. This embodiment does not limit the seconddisplay mode. If the electronic device receives a sequence selectionoperation acting on the recommended cleaning sequence, at this time, therecommended cleaning sequence is not displayed in the second displaymode.

Referring to FIG. 11 , the description is given by taking n=3 as anexample. The electronic device shows that there are three recommendedcleaning sequences 111, 112, and 113. After that, the electronic devicereceives a sequence selection operation acting on the recommendedcleaning sequence 111. The recommended cleaning sequence 111 is thetarget cleaning sequence. At this time, the recommended cleaningsequence 111 is no longer displayed in the second display mode.

Optionally, after the electronic device receives the sequence selectionoperation, it may also display the ranking value of each targetsub-working area in the target cleaning sequence based on the positionof the image of the target sub-working area. For example: in FIG. 11 ,the target cleaning sequence is sub-working area A->sub-working areaB->sub-working area C. The sort value 1 of the sub-working area A isdisplayed in the image of the sub-working area. The sort value 2 of thesub-working area A is displayed in the image of the sub-working area.The sort value 3 of the sub-working area A is displayed in the image ofthe sub-working area.

Step 905: displaying the cleaning path corresponding to the targetcleaning sequence so as to control the cleaning device to clean in theworking area according to the cleaning path.

The cleaning path sequentially passes through the correspondingsub-working areas according to the cleaning sequence. Before displayingthe cleaning path corresponding to the target cleaning sequence, theelectronic device needs to generate the cleaning path corresponding tothe target cleaning sequence based on the path generation strategy.Among them, the path generation strategy is: the shortest path strategy,the shortest time-consuming strategy or the random generation strategy.This embodiment does not limit the type of path generation strategy.

After the electronic device obtains the cleaning path, the cleaning pathis sent to the cleaning device, so that the cleaning device cleans inthe working area according to the cleaning path. At this time, thecleaning device will also work in accordance with the cleaning sequence.

In summary, the method for obtaining the cleaning path of the cleaningdevice provided in this embodiment can solve the problem that the mobileterminal cannot provide the sequential path for the cleaning device toclean the room, by displaying an image of a working area of the cleaningdevice, the image of the working area including a plurality of images ofsub-working areas; receiving an area selection operation acting on theimages of the sub-working areas; displaying n types of recommendedcleaning sequences, each recommended cleaning sequence being a cleaningsequence of target sub-working areas indicated by the area selectionoperation, a value of n being a positive integer; receiving a sequenceselection operation acting on a target cleaning sequence among the ntypes of recommended cleaning sequences; and displaying the cleaningpath corresponding to the target cleaning sequence so as to control thecleaning device to clean in the working area according to the cleaningpath; the present disclosure can solve the problem that the mobileterminal cannot provide a sequential path for the cleaning device toclean the room. Since the cleaning sequence can be recommended to theuser, and the cleaning path can be generated according to the cleaningsequence selected by the user, the present disclosure can achieve theeffect of providing the user with a cleaning device to clean the room.

In addition, by generating n types of recommended cleaning sequences ofthe target sub-working area based on a preset sequence generationstrategy, a recommended cleaning sequence that meets the user'sexpectations can be generated, without the user having to manually inputthe cleaning sequence, thereby the efficiency of generating the cleaningsequence is improved.

FIG. 12 is a block diagram of a cleaning path obtaining device of acleaning device provided by an embodiment of the present disclosure. Thedevice includes at least the following modules: a display module 1201and a human-computer interaction module 1202.

The display module 1201 is used to display an image of a working area ofthe cleaning device, the image of the working area includes a pluralityof images of sub-working areas.

The human-computer interaction module 1202 is used to receive an areaselection operation acting on the images of the sub-working areas.

The display module 1201 is also used to display n types of recommendedcleaning sequences. Each recommended cleaning sequence is a cleaningsequence of target sub-working areas indicated by the area selectionoperation, and a value of n is a positive integer.

The human-computer interaction module 1202 is further used to receive asequence selection operation acting on a target cleaning sequence amongthe n types of recommended cleaning sequences.

The display module 1201 is also used to display the cleaning pathcorresponding to the target cleaning sequence, so as to control thecleaning device to clean in the working area according to the cleaningpath.

It should be noted that when the device for obtaining the cleaning pathof the cleaning device provided in the foregoing embodiment performs theobtaining of the cleaning path of the cleaning device, only the divisionof the foregoing functional modules is used for illustration. Inpractical applications, the above-mentioned functions can be allocatedby different functional modules as required. That is, the internalstructure of the device for obtaining the cleaning path of the cleaningdevice is divided into different functional modules to complete all orpart of the functions described above. In addition, the apparatus forobtaining a cleaning path of a cleaning device provided in the foregoingembodiment belongs to the same concept as the embodiment of a method forobtaining a cleaning path of a cleaning device. For the specificimplementation process, please refer to the method embodiment, whichwill not be repeated here. FIG. 13 is a block diagram of a device forobtaining a cleaning path of a cleaning device provided by an embodimentof the present disclosure. The device includes at least a processor 1301and a memory 1302.

The processor 1301 may include one or more processing cores, such as a4-core processor, an 8-core processor, and so on. The processor 1301 mayadopt at least one hardware form of DSP (Digital Signal Processing),FPGA (Field-Programmable Gate Array), and PLA (Programmable LogicArray). The processor 1301 may also include a main processor and aco-processor. The main processor is a processor used to process data inthe awake state, and is also called a CPU (Central Processing Unit). Theco-processor is a low-power processor used to process data in thestandby state. In some embodiments, the processor 1301 may be integratedwith a GPU (Graphics Processing Unit, image processor). The GPU is usedto render and draw the content that needs to be displayed on the displayscreen. In some embodiments, the processor 1301 may further include anAI (Artificial Intelligence) processor. The AI processor is used toprocess computing operations related to machine learning.

The memory 1302 may include one or more computer-readable storage media.The computer-readable storage medium may be non-transitory. The memory1302 may also include high-speed random access memory and non-volatilememory, such as one or more magnetic disk storage devices and flashmemory storage devices. In some embodiments, the non-transitorycomputer-readable storage medium in the memory 1302 is used to store atleast one instruction. The at least one instruction is used to beexecuted by the processor 1301 to implement the method for obtaining thecleaning path of the cleaning device provided in the method embodimentof the present disclosure.

In some embodiments, the device for obtaining the cleaning path of thecleaning device may optionally further include: a peripheral device portand at least one peripheral device. The processor 1301, the memory 1302,and the peripheral device port may be connected by a BUS or a signalline. Each peripheral device can be connected to the peripheral deviceport through the BUS, the signal line or a circuit board. Schematically,peripheral devices include, but are not limited to: radio frequencycircuits, touch screens, audio circuits, and power supplies etc.

Of course, the device for obtaining the cleaning path of the cleaningdevice may also include fewer or more components, which is not limitedin this embodiment.

Optionally, the present disclosure also provides a computer-readablestorage medium. The computer-readable storage medium stores a program.The program is loaded and executed by the processor to implement themethod for obtaining the cleaning path of the cleaning device in theforegoing method embodiment.

Optionally, the present disclosure also provides a computer product. Thecomputer product includes a computer-readable storage medium. Thecomputer-readable storage medium stores a program. The program is loadedand executed by the processor to implement the method for obtaining thecleaning path of the cleaning device in the foregoing method embodiment.

The technical features of the above-mentioned embodiments can becombined arbitrarily. In order to make the description concise, allpossible combinations of the various technical features in the foregoingembodiments are not described. However, as long as there is nocontradiction in the combination of these technical features, it shouldbe regarded as the scope described in this specification.

The above-mentioned embodiments only express several embodiments of thepresent disclosure, and the description is relatively specific anddetailed, but it should not be understood as a limitation on the scopeof the present disclosure. It should be noted that for those of ordinaryskill in the art, without departing from the concept of the presentdisclosure, several modifications and improvements can be made, andthese all fall within the protection scope of the present disclosure.Therefore, the protection scope of the disclosed patent should besubject to the appended claims.

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(canceled) 21: A method for obtaining a cleaning path of acleaning device, the method comprising: displaying an image of a workingarea of the cleaning device, the image of the working area comprising aplurality of images of sub-working areas; receiving an area selectionoperation acting on the images of the sub-working areas; displaying ntypes of recommended cleaning sequences, each recommended cleaningsequence being a cleaning sequence of target sub-working areas indicatedby the area selection operation, a value of n being a positive integer;receiving a sequence selection operation acting on a target cleaningsequence among the n types of recommended cleaning sequences; anddisplaying the cleaning path corresponding to the target cleaningsequence so as to control the cleaning device to clean in the workingarea according to the cleaning path. 22: The method according to claim21, wherein before displaying the n types of recommended cleaningsequences, the method further comprises: generating n types ofrecommended cleaning sequences for the target sub-working areas based ona preset sequence generation strategy. 23: The method according to claim22, wherein generating the n types of recommended cleaning sequences forthe target sub-working areas based on the preset sequence generationstrategy, comprises: determining cleaning time of the target sub-workingareas under different cleaning sequences; and determining a cleaningsequences with shortest cleaning time in each cleaning sequence as therecommended cleaning sequence, a value of a being a positive integer,and a≤n. 24: The method according to claim 22, wherein generating the ntypes of recommended cleaning sequences for the target sub-working areasbased on the preset sequence generation strategy, comprises: determiningcleaning paths of the target sub-working areas under different cleaningsequences; and determining b cleaning sequences with shortest cleaningpath in each cleaning sequence as the recommended cleaning sequence, avalue of b being a positive integer, and b≤n. 25: The method accordingto claim 22, wherein generating n types of recommended cleaningsequences for the target sub-working areas based on a preset sequencegeneration strategy, comprises: determining historical cleaningsequences and historical cleaning times of the target sub-working areas;and generating the recommended cleaning sequence based on the historicalcleaning sequences and the historical cleaning times. 26: The methodaccording to claim 25, wherein generating the recommended cleaningsequence based on the historical cleaning sequences and the historicalcleaning times, comprises: obtaining frontmost cleaning sequences in thehistorical cleaning sequences of target sub-working areas; sorting thetarget sub-working areas from front to back according to the frontmostcleaning sequences; for the target sub-working areas with the same sortsequence, sorting them according to sequence of historical cleaningtimes from most to least; and determining an obtained sort sequence asthe recommended cleaning sequence. 27: The method according to claim 21,wherein before displaying the cleaning path corresponding to the targetcleaning sequence, the method further comprises: generating a cleaningpath corresponding to the target cleaning sequence based on a pathgeneration strategy; and wherein the path generation strategy is astrategy with the shortest path, a strategy with the shortesttime-consuming, or a strategy randomly generated. 28: A device forobtaining a cleaning path of a cleaning device, the device comprising: adisplay module, the display module being used to display an image of aworking area of the cleaning device, the image of the working areacomprising a plurality of images of sub-working areas; and ahuman-computer interaction module, the human-computer interaction modulebeing used to receive an area selection operation acting on the imagesof the sub-working areas; wherein the display module is also used todisplay n types of recommended cleaning sequences, each recommendedcleaning sequence is a cleaning sequence of target sub-working areasindicated by the area selection operation, and a value of n is apositive integer; wherein the human-computer interaction module isfurther used to receive a sequence selection operation acting on atarget cleaning sequence among the n types of recommended cleaningsequences; and wherein the display module is also used to display thecleaning path corresponding to the target cleaning sequence, so as tocontrol the cleaning device to clean in the working area according tothe cleaning path. 29: The device according to claim 28, wherein thedevice comprises a processor and a memory in which a program is stored;and wherein the program is loaded and executed by the processor toimplement a method for obtaining a cleaning path of a cleaning device,the method comprising: displaying an image of a working area of thecleaning device, the image of the working area comprising a plurality ofimages of sub-working areas; receiving an area selection operationacting on the images of the sub-working areas; displaying n types ofrecommended cleaning sequences, each recommended cleaning sequence beinga cleaning sequence of target sub-working areas indicated by the areaselection operation, a value of n being a positive integer; receiving asequence selection operation acting on a target cleaning sequence amongthe n types of recommended cleaning sequences; and displaying thecleaning path corresponding to the target cleaning sequence so as tocontrol the cleaning device to clean in the working area according tothe cleaning path.
 30. (canceled) 31: A method for obtaining a cleaningpath of a cleaning device, the method comprising: displaying an image ofa working area of the cleaning device, the image of the working areacomprising a plurality of images of sub-working areas; receiving an areaselection operation acting on the images of the sub-working areas;displaying n types of recommended cleaning sequences, each recommendedcleaning sequence being a cleaning sequence of target sub-working areasindicated by the area selection operation, a value of n being a positiveinteger; receiving a sequence selection operation acting on a targetcleaning sequence among the n types of recommended cleaning sequences;and displaying the cleaning path corresponding to the target cleaningsequence so as to control the cleaning device to clean in the workingarea according to the cleaning path; wherein before displaying the ntypes of recommended cleaning sequences, the method further comprises:determining historical cleaning sequences and historical cleaning timesof the target sub-working areas; and generating the recommended cleaningsequence based on the historical cleaning sequences and the historicalcleaning times. 32: The method according to claim 31, wherein receivingthe sequence selection operation acting on the target cleaning sequenceamong the n types of recommended cleaning sequences, further comprises:displaying a ranking value of each target sub-working area in the targetcleaning sequence based on positions of the images of the targetsub-working areas. 33: The method according to claim 31, whereinreceiving the sequence selection operation acting on the target cleaningsequence among the n types of recommended cleaning sequences, furthercomprises: changing display modes of the n types of recommended cleaningsequences. 34: The method according to claim 31, wherein generating therecommended cleaning sequence based on the historical cleaning sequencesand the historical cleaning times, comprises: obtaining frontmostcleaning sequences in the historical cleaning sequences of targetsub-working areas; sorting the target sub-working areas from front toback according to the frontmost cleaning sequences; and determining anobtained sort sequence as the recommended cleaning sequence. 35: Themethod according to claim 31, wherein generating the recommendedcleaning sequence based on the historical cleaning sequences and thehistorical cleaning times, comprises: obtaining an average sequencevalue of the historical cleaning sequences of the target sub-workingareas; sorting the average sequence value from front to back; anddetermining an obtained sort sequence as the recommended cleaningsequence. 36: The method according to claim 34, further comprising: forthe target sub-working areas with the same sort sequence, sorting themaccording to sequence of historical cleaning times from most to least;and determining an obtained sort sequence as the recommended cleaningsequence. 37: The method according to claim 31, wherein beforedisplaying the cleaning path corresponding to the target cleaningsequence, the method further comprises: generating a cleaning pathcorresponding to the target cleaning sequence based on a path generationstrategy; and wherein the path generation strategy is a strategy withthe shortest path, a strategy with the shortest time-consuming, or astrategy randomly generated. 38-40. (canceled) 41: The method accordingto claim 35, further comprising: for the target sub-working areas withthe same sort sequence, sorting them according to sequence of historicalcleaning times from most to least; and determining an obtained sortsequence as the recommended cleaning sequence.